Child&#39;s vehicle



B. BODEREK Get. 13, 1931.

s VEHICLE CHILD Filed Aug. 9. 1930 Patented Oct. 13, 1931 i l UNITED T ES I BRUNO BODEREK,OFCIiICAGQILLINOIS CHILD'S 'vnmcnn 1 Application filed Au ust 9, 1930. ser alize. 424,248.";

My invention relates to riding devices and is'more particularly concerned with the provision of a'manuall-y propelled vehicle of an improved constructio 5 One of the objects of my inventionis to pro vide a pedally operated vehicle of thistype which has enclosures below the pedals and which is enclosed on the sides so that children using the vehicle will not be injured'by ex- 2 ings, in which 1 is a plan view of my im proved vehicle. Fig. 2 is aside view thereof with parts broken away in section to show other parts; and Fig.3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig.2 and looking in the direction ofthe arrows.

As shown in the drawings, my improved vehicle comprises a body supported above frontand rear axles l1 and 12 upon which i t front, and rear wheels13 and 14 respectively arecmountedi For guidingvthe vehicle,. a

steering Wheel 15 is provided and a steering column 16 extending downwardly through- .body 10 and-operatively attached thru= suitable mechanism-lTtojthe front wheel spindles wall of thebody rigidly support the 'steer- 1 ing column in position. vThe front aXle is to the bottom "of bodylO by rigidly attached brackets 20; i t v Rear axle 12 is rotatably-carried below'the bottom wall ofbody 10 by a pair of bearings 21 attached to thelbody 10 by riveting or in} any other suitable manner. 1 i

crank-shaft 25. Crankshaft 25 is journalled 'in' bearings 26 and carries thefoot pedals 27 1 ffreely; mounted upon extensions thereof. i

as frequently 18. Brackets 19 attached toeither side ofa rear of the operator.

7 A sprocket wheel 22 is fixedly mounted on rear axle 12, having sprocket. chain '23: trained thereupon and extending ,rrom' another. sprocket wheel-24 rigidly mounted upon a Bearings 26 as will be no'te'd have widely extended fianges28f securely fixed to-a wall of theboclyilOfto firmlysupport the crankshaft 25 in position, and also to form a shield or guard on the sides of thechain 23 and sprocket wheel 24:, thus preventing children V from carelessly getting their foot or any por-*' n a or of theirclothes into the sprocket or chain. I

Thjebody construction will now be de "scribed; The bodv10 may be" of-the usual;

generally rectangular shape of bodies for vehicles ofthe type described; having a: from walll30, side walls 31, "rear wall 32 "and'a I I bottoin'fwall 3 3,} The bottomfwall have- I a pa r'of depending wall portionsv 84' and 35,

and a'lovjver horizontal wall portion 36 below the sprocket 24mm pedals 27. An opening 37 is; provided in wall 35, thru which the sprocket '-chain' 23 passes. It will be noted that' sidewalls '31 extend downwarcllyto the lower liorizontalflwall portion 36, thus coniipletely enclosing theboX l ke compartment iniwhich the foot-pedals are mounted.

' By-the arrangements shown'it will be seen I that child propelling the vehicle can notget hisfeet onto the ground either to slide 7 them, thus wearing out yhisshoes or to stub; his toes" againstobgects on the ground, thereby overturning the vehicle and injuring him- 1 also beapparentthat room is provided in the body 10 to carry a load if de- 'sirable or other children maybe seated to thei j While I have illustrated andfde scribed a 1 specific embodyment'of rny invention, itwill V I be apparent thatmany changes and modificaitions maybe made without departing"from .the spirit of my invention andI donot'wish to lie-limited in any particular, rather, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 2 of the United States isz- LIA pedally operable childs vehicle eluding front and rearaxles, a toam downi wardly extending compartment in said body,

afcrank shaft and sprocket wheel th erein, l bearin s for said crank shaft mounted at the Y b )0 rear wall ofsaid compartment, said bearings 2f; 1,sa7,35o

constituting guards on both sides of said sprocket Wheel, a sprocket Wheel on said rear axle, and a sprocket chain connecting both of said sprocket Wheels, the rear wall of said compartment having an opening at a point between said bearings for permitting passage of said sprocket chain.

2. A pedally. operable childs vehicle including front and rear axles, a body, a downwardly extending compartment in said body, a crank shaft and sprocket wheel therein, bearings for said crank shaft mounted at the rear wall of said compartment, said bearing constituting guards on both sides of said sprocket Wheel, a sprocket gheel on said rear axle, both of said sprocketwheels being sub stantially on the same horizontal plane, and a sprocket chain connecting bothv of said sprocket wheels, the rear wall of said com- 90 partment having an opening, at a point between said bearings for permitting passage of said sprocket chain.

3. A pedally operablechilds vehicle including front and rear axles, a body, adoWn- 25 wardly extending compartment in-said body,

the bottom Wall of said compartment being on. a plane below the plane ofeither-of said axles, a crankshaft and sprocketwheel Within said compartment, bearings for said crank 20 shaft mounted at the rear wall of said compartment, said bearings constituting guards on. both sides. of said sprocket wheel, a sprocket wheelon said rear axle, both ,of said sprocket Wheels being on substantially the same horizontal plane, and asprocket chain connecting both of said sprocket wheels, the rear wall of said compartment having an opening, ata point between said bearingsfor permitting passage of said sprocket chain. .1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

BRUNO BODEREK. 

